November 20, 2014

Flutes (Meigan, Ava, and Jade) (Ava had instrument)

• Discussed identifying the note names of the Treble Clef staff.
• Demonstrated how to check their progress from my web page.
• Review fingerings for Bb, C and D

• Play lines 2 and 4 in the book and establish the following:
  • Correct pitches/fingerings
  • Establish consistent steady tempo
  • Start each note with a "Ha-Too" articulation
  • Begin to establish proper tone quality
  • Establish consistent proper posture

• Learning the fingering for D and playing the note with acceptable tone quality (Line 1 on page 6)
• Playing combinations of whole note/rest patterns using Bb, C, and D (lines 3, 5-7)

Mason - Clarinets/Alto Saxophone (Soren and Gwyenth (had instrument); all else did not come.

• Played line 7 to achieve proficiency or mastery level
• Looked ahead at line 8-10
• Worked establish a legato tounguing style with half note rhythms

• Count, define and play half note/rest rhythms on line 11 with good legato articulation.
  • No break in the air stream to tongue
    • Use a "too" or a "doo" articulation
  • Establish consistent steady tempo
  • Start each note with a "Ha-Too" articulation
  • Begin to establish proper tone quality
  • Establish consistent proper posture

• Playing half notes with a proper and consistent legato articulation (lines 12-14)

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Mason - Percussion

• Achieve proficiency or mastery on line 8-10

• Playing music with half note/rest and quarter notes with a proper counting (time) (lines 11-14)
• Coordinate looking at the notes on the page with the stroke without losing time.

• Playing music that contains quarter, half and whole note/rest rhythms
• Reading and playing music that contain and Eb and F